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“Thank You for Allowing Me to Live”: LeBron James Pens a Heartwarming Message for Daughter Zhuri

Published 11/28/2021, 9:21 AM EST

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‘King’ LeBron James has been ruling the league for close to two decades now. So much so that, even his son Bronny has become a prodigy now. Speaking of his children, LeBron has posted multiple images of his adorable daughter Zhuri. Regardless of his on-court form, the 17-time All-star has always been a true family man, and extremely grateful for his kids. In a recent social media post, James expressed how happy his daughter makes him.

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Currently engrossed in an intense season, LeBron James has been out for a large part of the campaign. Despite being a physical giant, James has suffered a couple of injuries already, leaving the Lakers in a delicate spot. Struggling to notch up some victories consistently, they have accumulated more losses than wins thus far. Nonetheless, LeBron’s return comes as a positive sign for the franchise. In all likelihood, the 36-year-old will draw inspiration from wherever possible, and turn things around for Frank Vogel’s setup.

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LeBron James pens touching message for daughter Zhuri

In 2014, LeBron and his wife Savannah gave birth to a young girl, and named her Zhuri. Ever since then, numerous images have emerged of the adorable father-daughter duo. Currently seven years of age, Zhuri continues to take the internet by storm. And recently, James took to Instagram to pen a heartfelt message for the young girl.

 

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The veteran posted a cute image of himself carrying his daughter up. Young Zhuri is eating an ice cream. The image was taken at a Lakers game, where Zhuri was in attendance recently. James captioned the post, “You’re my heartbeat! Thank you for allowing me to live! I LOVE YOU mami face! @allthingszhuri.” In reply, the 7-year-old replied in the comments, “You’re the best daddy. I love you.”

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It was another touching father-daughter moment on show. Interestingly, Zhuri has grown up so quickly, and continues to give fans ‘aww’ moments. As for James, he will be hoping for a gigantic turnaround to his lackluster season so far!

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Sankalp Harikrishnan is an NBA and Tennis writer at EssentiallySports. He aspires to pursue Sports Journalism and has represented his institution in cricket, badminton, football and table tennis. Sankalp idolises Roger Federer and Stephen Curry, and has an inherent love for statistics.
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